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Thunderstorm Wind in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind February 12, 2019 · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$25K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Oglethorpe County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the northern part of the county from Dawson Road between Arnoldsville and Winterville to Lexington-Carlton Road near Sandy Cross.

The wider storm

A sharp upper-level trough and associated strong cold front swept through the region resulting in numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and a few isolated tornadoes across parts of north and central Georgia.

Began near Dunlap (33.9316, -83.2525).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 803681. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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